Why three lions on england badge




















We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Email us at tips the-sun. You can WhatsApp us on We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours. They have been part of strip since the first official international in , when England played Scotland, ending in a draw. The FA did not pick their big cats on a whim — they borrowed a powerful royal emblem which also means they had to ask persmission to use it.

A trio of lions has appeared on the arms of every English and British monarch since the late 12th century, and has been flown as a battle standard on English soil and abroad. The story is said to begin with King Henry I, whose arms were single golden lion, rampant rearing on its hind legs on a red field. He became a widower in , and perhaps would have remained so had his sole male heir not died at sea in View more objects from people in North Yorkshire.

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Then, five years later, he was part of the Arsenal side that famously won the title at Anfield with Michael Thomas's last-minute goal. And the final piece of the treble? Richard Gough may have insisted that he played in six derbies, including "the one that just might stump you, San Jose Clash v Los Angeles Galaxy" - but John Clements is less convinced.

The Azzurri wear blue because it is the colour of Savoia, the ruling house of Italy from to When the Italian Republic was established in , the tricolour was adopted as the national flag - however Italy's famous azure blue kit remained.

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